misfortune

How do you say “misfortune” in Provençal?

In Provençal you say auvàri, desfourtuno, mal-astre, malan, malemparado, malo. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.

Provençal equivalents

auvàri, desfourtuno, mal-astre, malan, malemparado, malo, malur

Details of the Provençal equivalents

auvàri

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	accident, incident, misfortune, setback, damage; disaster; catastrophe; failure

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desfourtuno

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	misfortune

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mal-astre

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	disaster, misfortune

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malan

Grammatical category	Noun (m.)
English translation	bad year, crisis, disgrace, mishap, misfortune, illness; disaster; adversity

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malemparado

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	disaster, mishap, misfortune

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malo

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	misfortune; trunk

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malur

Grammatical category	Noun (m.)
English translation	misfortune

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